Justin Lev grew up just north of Chicago in Wheeling, Illinois. He was always a performer, taking part in school theater productions and his high school's improv club. His senior year, he acted as a sketch writer/performer for the annual variety show. Receiving genuine laughs and applause for material he had written was astounding to him, as well as being voted "Most Likely To Be The Next Stephen King." In the ensuing years he started voraciously garnering every comedy album he could get his hands on, listening to idols such as David Cross and Patton Oswalt actually analyze (and criticize) the process of standup comedy. Now, there is little Justin aspires to more than to make people laugh.